Sudhir Sahi

Rural Tourism as a Sustainable Development Driver Rural tourism should not be understood merely as another tourism product, or as an excursion into picturesque village life. Properly conceived, it is an alternative model of development: one that converts India’s cultural,…

A sustainable Plan for Wildlife Tourism remains an unfulfilled need. Many years ago, Hilderic Friend, botany master at the Diocesan Boys School, Naini Tal in his Preface to ‘The Flowers and their Story’ affirmed, “… young people are born with…

The story of glacier recession encompasses the dossier of routes and rivers cutting across. For instance, the southern Ladakhi gateway had been the Zoji La. Old timers will recall hot footing or brazenly pushing astride dusty ‘roads’ now extensively replaced…

A recent landmark announcement by Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General of TERI drew attention to the Memorandum of Understanding signed by them with Government of Goa on 9 April 2025 to collaborate in promoting the Blue Economy and Ecotourism, targeting:…

Never before has tourism held budgetary centre stage… with a wide choice range that loops in the Himalaya-Karakoram (HK), right up to our frontline local communities from the Indus to the Brahmaputra. This initiative positions Ministry of Defence support to…

Recent developments in the CIS comity of nations show their potential of restoring the historical link between the Central Asian Trade Route and the Silk Road. Nearly 75 years ago, when China changed guard, the Central Asian Trade Route seemed…